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- a. (U) Commitment
- The Detainee attended Friday prayer at the Ali Shauk mosque shortly after the Taliban had destroyed the Buddha statues in Afghanistan. The Imam began to preach about the jihad in Afghanistan and the recent destruction of the Buddha statues. The Imam supported the actions of the Taliban and encouraged the congregation to travel to Afghanistan to participate in jihad.
- After hearing the talks that supported the Taliban as well as persuasion by his brother, the Detainee agreed to travel and fight in Afghanistan. The Detainee stated that it was his duty to travel to Afghanistan and fight with the Taliban forces who were fighting against the Northern Alliance.
- According to the Detainee , religious fatwas helped to fuel his interest in going to Afghanistan.
- The Detainee identified the following route of travel to Afghanistan: he flew to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, then to Doha, Qatar, and finally to Karachi, Pakistan. Upon arrival in Karachi the Detainee stayed at the El Haram Hotel.
- The Detainee was instructed by his brother to leave Karachi and go to the Daftar Taliban in Quetta, Pakistan.
- The Detainee traveled by bus to Quetta, Pakistan. Upon arrival at Quetta, he went to the Taliban Building and then traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan. Upon his arrival in Kabul, the Detainee took a taxi to Dar El Aman, which was identified as the house of security.
- The Detainee was united with his brother after the Detainee arrived in Kabul.
- The Detainee stated that once he and his brother entered Afghanistan, they stopped in Kandahar at an unknown Taliban guesthouse. The Detainee and his brother then traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan. The Detainee and an al Qaida operative then traveled to the Malek center in Kabul.
- The Detainee stated that after spending some time in Kabul , Afghanistan, he and his brother took a flight to Konduz, Afghanistan.
- According to the Detainee, after arriving in Konduz, Afghanistan, he and his brother rode in a truck to Taloqan, Afghanistan.
- The Detainee and his brother stayed outside of the Malek center before their training began.
- According to the Detainee, the Malek center is used to support Taliban fighters by training foreign fighters in basic riflemanship. The center also provides Taliban fighters who return from the front lines with a place to rest and relax.
- b. (U) Training
- The Detainee stated that upon his arrival to the Kwahjaghar area of operation, Afghanistan, he met a Yemeni individual. While in the rear area of Kwahjaghar, the Detainee trained with his brother in the use of hand grenades. After training, both the Detainee and his brother were sent to the front lines of Kwahjaghar.
- c. (U) Connections/Associations
- The Detainee's older brother left Ta'if, Saudi Arabia to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and called the Detainee a few times from Kabul, Afghanistan to convince him to go to Afghanistan. The Detainee did not want to go at that time.
- The Detainee stated that one of his brothers advised him how to travel to Afghanistan.
- The Detainee stated that he received some money from one of his older brothers who was not aware that the money would be used to finance the Detainee's travel to and fighting in Afghanistan.
- The Detainee was stationed with his brother on the front lines of Kwahjaghar at a Taliban position known as Tamim center.
- d. (U) Intent
- e. (U) Other Relevant Data
- The Detainee and his brother were at Kwahjaghar with other Arabs.
- The Detainee has identified the person in charge of the group of Arabs as Abd Al Salam Al Hudrami.
- The Detainee and his brother were positioned in the village when the bombing campaign began. Shortly thereafter, the Detainee and his brother elected to depart Afghanistan, but Hudrami said that they were unable to leave because the Afghanistan borders were closed.
- Hudrami was killed during the bombing campaign. Abd Gharib was in charge when the group of Arabs was told to withdraw.
- The Detainee and the group of Arabs traveled from Kwahjaghar to Konduz, Afghanistan. They were told that the area had fallen and that they must travel to Kandahar, Afghanistan. The group traveled through Mazar-E Sharif on their way to Kandahar.
- The Detainee and the group surrendered their weapons at Mazar-E Sharif and were then taken to a castle called Jenki and placed in a prison.
- The Detainee stated there was an explosion and an eruption of gunfire at Jenki during which time he received a gunshot wound to the abdominal area and was rendered unconscious. The Detainee's brother was killed in the prison.
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